We recently made a submission in response to the Government’s Planning White Paper. This can be downloaded from here: Submission on Planning White Paper. The Greens believe that good planning protects what is precious, encourages what is good and works on a...

As strong supporters of local democracy, the Greens have been engaging solidly with the Independent Local Government Review, which is now in its third stage of consultation. Much of the public debate around local government for the past two years has centred on...

The Greens NSW have a vision for Sydney that is more than just high rise tower blocks and economic activity. We see the 2013 Sydney Metropolitan Strategy as a chance to move towards a liveable, low carbon, prosperous and sustainable city that is the envy of the world...

On 19 April 2013 submissions closed on the current proposal for the Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy. we made a submission on this strategy, which can be downloaded from here: Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy. The Government’s proposal is available online here....

The O’Farrell Government is currently proposing to reform the NSW Compulsory Third Party Green Slip Insurance Scheme (CTP Scheme). This is the scheme that compensates people for injury and loss when they are hurt in a car or motorcycle accident. The Government...

The NSW government is planning to seriously erode the right to silence in NSW. The O’Farrell Government has argued that the modification of the right to silence is neccesary to target criminal gangs in NSW. In fact what they will be doing is removing this right...

The Review of the Planning System in NSW has just completed its second and primary consultation phase. The Issues Paper was released in December 2011 and contains a list of over 300 questions for consideration. Submissions were due by 2 March 2012. A copy of the paper...